#19611 - The Royal Australian Naval College's debt to Admiral Cresswell
- Resource ID
- 19611
- Title/subtitle
- The Royal Australian Naval College's debt to Admiral Cresswell
- Author/Creator
- Hyslop, Robert
- Format
- Sound Recording
- Identifier
- Cresswell, William; Royal Australian Navy (RAN)
- Publisher
- Canbera and District Historical Society
- Physical description
- cassette tape, digitised
- Summary
- Admiral William Cresswell was a graduate of the Royal Navy's College, Britannia, but later migrated to Australia, joining the South Australian naval forces in 1885. In 1904 he was appointed Naval Officer Commanding the Commonwealth Naval Forces. This presentation focuses on his efforts to establish a naval college, initially at Geelong and subsequently at Jervis Bay, NSW. Talk delivered on 8 April 1986.
- Location
- Drawer no 6 & digitised
- Availability
- Not available for loan
- Notes
- Recorded on 8 April 1986
